Can perforator



H. R. CORDUM.

vCAN PERFORATOR.

APPLICATION FILED suns 23. 192|.

Patented @at 24, 1922.

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To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that ll, HENRY-R. CORDUM, a citizen of the United States,and residin at Gillespie, county of Macoupin, State o illinois, haveinvented the new and useful vide a can perltorator which shall becapable of perforating the can Without external assistance, such asresting the can on the table to hold it steady, etc.

Another object of this invention is to provide a can perforator whichshall be cheap and simple to manufacture.

Further objects will appear from the detail description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, which illustrates a canpertorator` embodying this invention in which l designates the can to beperforated. 2 and 8 designate the jaws of the per- 'torntor These jawsmay be `Inade ot punched sheet metal, each being provided with a pair ofwings l adapted to be bent over to embrace the other jaw, as'shown inthe drawing. This construction renders the jaws movable relatively toone another in a rectilinear path.

rlhe upper jaw .2 is' provided with a per' forating point 5 and thelower jaw-3 is provided with abutments 6 and 7 which are out of,alinement with one anotherand each of which is ada ted to` engage thebottom of a can, the di erent jaws bein used for different sized cans,as indicate in the 'drawing. Each jaw is provided with an ear 8 to whichears are pivoted a pair of levers 9 pivoted'at 10 to one another andprovided withI manipulative handles 11. A ring 12 is attached vto thehandles 11 and tends 4to separatethemso as to automatically open thejaws when the handles 1 1 are released.

ln operation the can l may be grasped in one hand and the performer,held In the lother hand, may be.applied to the can, the

bottom of the lcan being engaged with one of the abutments 6 or l7 andthe topbrought under t'he'point 5. Pressure on .the handles 11 willthenmove thejaws simultaneously 1921. serial No. 479,656.

toward one another, thereby forcing the point 5 against the top of thecan to perforate the same. lt will be noted that the construction issuch that the jaws are moved toward each other in a rectilinear path andthat the force exerted on the can acts substantially along one edgethereof, there being no tendency to ti the can or throw it out ofalinement. This makes it possible to pertorate the can without the aidof any ex ternal assistance, such as resting the can on the table tohold it steady. With this device they can held in one hand may besi1nply and quickly perforated by means ot this perforator operated bythe other hand.

lt is obvious that various changes may be made in details ofconstruction without dcparting from the spirit of this invention; it is,therefore, to be understood that this invention is not to be limited tothe specific let-ails shown and-described- Having thus described theinvention, what is claimed is:

l. A can perforator, comprising, a pair of relatively movable jawsadapted to engage the top and bottom of a can, and operating;r elementsconnected `with and I''or simultaneously moving" said jaws to pertoratethe can.

2. A-canperforator, comprising', a pair o' jaws adapted forrelative-rectilinear movement and adapted to engage the top and bottomof a can, and operating elements counec-ted with and tor moving saidjaws to pertorate the can.

3. Acan perforator,con'iprising; a pair of jaws slidably mounted eachupon the other tor relative 'rectilinear movement, and ma nipulativeelements on said jaws for moving the same to perforate the can.

f1. A can pertorator` comprising, a pair ot jaws adapted for relativerectilinear movement, and a pair of operating levers pivoted to saidjaws and to each other adapted to move said jaws to perforate the can.

5. A can perforator, comprising, a pair of jaws adapted for relativerectilinear movement, a pair of operating levers pivoted to said jawsand to each other adapted toI move said jaws to' perforate the can, andmeans for automatically separating said jaws.V

6. A can perforator, comprising, a pair of jaws mounted for relativerectilinear movement, a perforating element on one of said jaws, aplurality of abutments on the other oi said jaws, said abutments facingin the dsame direction being out of alinement with relatively movablejaws adapted. to enga-ge the top and bottoni of a can, oneof said jawshaving` an'abutment and the other a pei'- .l'orator, and operatingelements connected i5 with said jaws adapted for positioning saidabutment and said perforator to el'igage the can and for moving' saidjaws to pei'foi'ate the. Gan:-

In testimony whereof ll aflix my signa- 20 ture. this 20th dav of June,1921.

HENRY R. CORDUM.

